Chapter 6 I'm familiar with this part

Li Yuanhui felt a little overjoyed, as a letter from Huaiyuan a few days ago said that his second brother had been nicknamed "Erfeng" in the army.

Seeing this, Li Yuanhui almost laughed out loud.

It’s stable, it’s stable, this game is stable.

Li Erfeng, isn't this a direct reveal?

This is equivalent to being ranked number one in the King of Glory. Isn't this an easy win?

With your father and buddies helping you conquer the world, why do you need to struggle? Just lie down and wait for the big guys to take you to the sky.

No effort is needed, just follow the dragon's merits. A prince is a sure thing, as for the throne, whoever wants to fight for it can fight for it, I won't get involved.

But just a few days into this wishful thinking, it was hit by a heavy blow.

Isn't this conscription? I have to join the army and fight in the war before I even come of age?

Fortunately, Li Yuanhui was not the only one who was conscripted, but also thousands of children of nobles.

This made him feel much better.

Most of these people were in their teens or twenties and had not yet officially entered officialdom, but without exception they all received salaries from Dayan.

This is also common practice. The children of high-ranking officials all have the favor of their fathers and grandfathers. They are basically low-level honorary officials of the seventh, eighth, and ninth ranks. They have no real job and just get a basic salary without having to work.

Li Yuanhui was not the only one who had it in the Li family. His second and third brothers also had it, but they were not in Luoyang. The eldest brother had a job, and his illegitimate brothers were young and had no royal connections, so he was the only one who was drafted into the Li family.

Li Xiaoyan had no choice because this military order was issued by Gao Shizhe, who was currently in charge of the Eastern Capital. Before the emperor returned, he held the power of life and death.

At this moment, Gao Shize didn't care about how the dignitaries in Liaodong would react when they knew that his house had been robbed. After all, his primary goal right now was to defend Luoyang and defeat the rebels.

After all, this man was an old stubborn man who dared to contradict the current saint in person. The most important thing was that Murong Ying, who was contradicted, was always very tolerant of him.

Although he seldom listened to Gao Shize's advice, he had great trust in this outspoken minister, which was why he appointed him as the governor of the Eastern Capital to assist the crown prince in governing the country.

Military orders were as heavy as mountains. The Ministry of War directly recruited people according to the list. All the sons of nobles who stayed in Luoyang and had received favors from military officers were caught in one fell swoop and recruited.

Early in the morning of July 10, Li Yuanhui arrived at the camp of the Left Army with thirty strong servants.

The military system of Dayan was developed on the basis of tribes and was reformed by drawing on the systems of the Han and Cao Wei dynasties.

It is divided into three parts: the central army, the garrison army, and the state and county army.

The central army, mostly composed of Xianbei people, has a total of about 300,000 people. It is the most powerful force in Dayan. It is responsible for guarding the two capitals and is also the main force in battles.

There were twelve armies in total, namely the Left and Right Yulin Army, the Left and Right Huben Army, the Left and Right Longxiang Army, the Left and Right Ling Army, as well as the Front, Back, Left and Right Fu Army, all commanded by generals.

In order to guard the border, Dayan also set up garrisons on the border and sent soldiers to guard the border. These guards were called garrison soldiers. The main task of the garrison soldiers was to guard the border and the land, and to cooperate with the central troops in attacking during wartime.

Each town had a commander and each garrison had a garrison master, who led the garrison soldiers. The number of soldiers in each town and garrison varied. Generally speaking, a town had 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers, mainly composed of Xianbei soldiers, who were called "the heart and lungs of the country". Of course, there were also descendants of powerful clans in the Central Plains.

The prefecture and county soldiers were soldiers under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and counties. They were mainly set up to maintain local public order and were mainly composed of Han people. They originated from the time of Emperor Taizu Wu, who set up a commandery in each county to lead the troops. The prefecture and county soldiers were often dispatched by the central government to cooperate with the central army to go to war.

This time, the emperor mobilized almost half of the soldiers from various prefectures and counties and garrison troops, plus most of the central army, so both the eastern capital Luoyang and the western capital Chang'an were in a state of empty defense.

All the central troops in Luoyang were sent out, leaving only 30,000 to 40,000 old and weak people, and more than 10,000 people were killed in the defeat a few days ago.

General Zhao Yi, also known as Zhao Jiuchong, was appointed by Gao Shize to lead this new army composed of the sons of high-ranking officials and their servants.

The gathering place was naturally located in the left army camp.

When Li Yuanhui arrived, the camp was already in chaos.

When Murong Ju offered his suggestion, he just wanted to recruit more people to defend the city. Gao Shize was not sure about it either, so he set the criteria for conscription and let people do the work.

The result was that more than 20,000 "new recruits" reported to the Zuo Lingjun camp.

The number of servants brought by each noble son varied, ranging from five to ten to a hundred. Even Gao Shize's two grandsons each brought fifty people to respond to the call. The huge camp of the Left Commander became extremely noisy. The noble sons and their servants gathered together, making it even more lively than the South Market of Luoyang.

When Li Yuanhui saw the scene in front of him, he suddenly felt familiar, as if he had seen a similar scene somewhere. Suddenly he remembered, isn’t this the same as in "Kangxi Dynasty"?
When Kangxi was pacifying the Three Feudatories, the Chahar rebels approached the capital. Didn't he let Zhou Peigong and Tu Hai lead the servants of the Manchu nobles to form a temporary army and eliminate the rebels?

However, Li Yuanhui had no interest in going to the battlefield to achieve success, getting promoted or making money.

After all, as long as they can hold on for another three to five years, the Li family will rise. Li Yuanhui is at least 80% sure about this.

With so many factors including the Longxi Li family, Li Yuan, and Li Erfeng, the destiny should have come to our Li family. Why fight a war at this time?

It would be a great loss if one of them lost his life. The battlefield is very dangerous.
Li Yuanhui was sitting on a mat, lost in thought, when a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Li Si, what are you thinking about? Why haven't you come out these days? It's just that you fell from a horse, why are you treating it like a young lady?"

The person who spoke was a somewhat fat boy with a round face, small and bright eyes, and he was wearing a brocade robe.

Li Yuanhui looked up and felt very familiar. He should have known him before, but he seemed to have forgotten.
The fat man was very surprised and asked: "Huh? You are not really crazy? You don't even remember me? I am Yu Zhongheng."

After hearing what the fat man said, Li Yuanhui suddenly detected a keyword and searched for the information of the person in front of him in his mind.
"Are you Yu Twenty-One?"

Yu Zhongheng, grandson of Yu Zheng, Duke of Zhao, was the 21st in his family, so he was called Yu 21st.

The fat man was obviously dissatisfied with Li Yuanhui's reaction: "Did you really fall off your horse and break your head?"

Li Yuanhui smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Yes, I have forgotten a lot of things. Not to mention you, even my second brother might not recognize you if he were in front of me now."

Yu Zhongheng was no longer dissatisfied when he heard this. Instead, he pulled Li Yuanhui into a group of noble children and said he would help him recall his past and reintegrate into the team.
In a short while, Li Yuanhui "reacquainted" himself with many of his former friends.

There are Murong Shao, the grandson of King Wei, Zhao Er and Zhao San from the family of Tianshui County Duke, Yuwen Yue from the Yuwen family, a powerful Xianbei family, Pei Xingfang and Pei Xinggong from the Wenxi Pei family, Wei Guangxia, Wei Chong, Du Jun and Du Bing who were from a prominent family in Jingzhao, all of whom were sons of officials of the fifth rank or above.

Li Yuanhui stayed in the crowd for a while and basically remembered a lot of things.

"I heard that it's your eldest brother who's leading us this time, Zhao Er and Zhao San. We'll all be relying on you brothers then."

The young man called Zhao Er was named Zhao Jiong. He was sixteen years old and already had some hair on his lips. His younger brother Zhao San was named Zhao Huang and was the same age as Li Yuanhui.

Both of them were sons of Zhao Yanqing, Duke of Tianshui, and brothers of Zhao Yi, the left general who commanded the new army.

When Zhao Er heard this, he felt somewhat smug, but his expression quickly turned serious.

"My eldest brother has always been strict in his military discipline. To be honest, even if the two of us commit a crime, we will be punished by military law. You must not fall into his hands."

Yu Zhongheng agreed, "I have also heard from my family that General Zhao is a skilled warrior and disciplined soldier. When the sage first conquered Liaodong, only General Zhao's troops were able to retreat intact. That's why he was promoted to General of the Left. He was supposed to join the expedition to Liaodong this time, but who knew that he got dysentery before the expedition."

Wei Guangxia said: "It's all because of this traitor Yang Xun who started a rebellion and implicated us all. I don't know who came up with the idea to have the old Duke Dong Gao raid all the nobles and generals in Luoyang."

Du Bing, who was tall and had a warrior-like demeanor, said, "I was just about to thank the traitor Yang Xun for giving me this opportunity to advance. Since I can't follow the saint to conquer Liaodong, I will use the leaders of these traitors to make a name for myself!"

A group of noble young men were talking here. Not far away on the city wall, the Left General Zhao Yi and the high scholar who stayed in the Eastern Capital were looking at the noisy military camp not far away.

"Jiu Chong, in your opinion, are these people useful?"

Although Gao Shize knew nothing about military affairs, when he looked at the chaotic crowd in front of him, he felt that these people were unreliable.

Zhao Yi said, "Don't worry, Lord Gao. The children of the noble families have been learning riding and archery since they were young. With a little training, they can become a cavalry. And these servants and guards have learned martial arts. If they are disciplined according to military law, they will surely be brave and courageous soldiers."

Gao Shize was somewhat relieved after hearing what Zhao Yi said, and then instructed: "Just train the new army, and you can use the weapons in the arsenal at your disposal. However, you don't have much time."

"You will finally understand."

Zhao Yi clasped his fists in response, and after watching Gao Shize leave, he looked at the large camp not far away at the foot of the city, and then looked towards the direction of Mangshan Mountain in the north of Luoyang City.

Rebels?

No, it's all his work.

(End of this chapter)